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'''Cindy Dees''' owes her writing career to her mom and a one-dollar bill. She bet her mother a dollar that she could write a publishable novel, and although that first book will probably never see the light of day[http://www.madonnakey.com/authors/cindy.htm], she has since written for both the [[Silhouette Bombshell]] and [[Intimate Moments]] lines.
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'''Cindy Dees''' started flying airplanes while sitting in her dad’s lap at the age of three and got a pilot’s license before she got a driver’s license. At age fifteen, she dropped out of high school and left the horse farm in Michigan where she grew up to attend the University of Michigan.
  
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After earning a degree in Russian and East European studies, she joined the U.S. Air Force and became the youngest female pilot in the history of the Air Force. She flew supersonic jets, VIP airlift and the “C-5” Galaxy, the world’s largest airplane. She also worked part-time gathering intelligence. During her military career, she traveled to forty countries on five continents, was detained by the KGB and East German secret police, she got shot at, flew in the first Gulf War, met her husband and amassed a lifetime’s worth of war stories.
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Her hobbies include professional Middle Eastern dancing, Japanese gardening and medieval reenacting. She started writing on a one-dollar bet with her mother and was thrilled to win that bet with the publication of her first book in 2001.
  
 
== On the Web ==
 
== On the Web ==
* [http://www.cindydees.com/pages/779569/index.htm Cindy Dees] - this is an author's main website
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* Official website [http://www.cindydees.com/]
  
 
== Books ==
 
== Books ==
*[[Haunted Echoes]]
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* ''[[The 9-Month Bodyguard|9-Month Bodyguard, The]]'' - 2009
*[[The Madonna Key]]
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* ''[[All Or Nothing]]'' - 2022
*[[The Medusa Prophecy]]
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* ''[[Behind Enemy Lines]]'' - 2002
*[[Target - Cindy Dees|Target]]
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* ''[[Beyond The Limit]]'' - 2019
*[[Killer Instinct]]
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* ''[[A Billionaire's Redemption|Billionaire's Redemption, A]]'' - 2013
*[[The Medusa Project]]
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* ''[[Blond Bombshell]]'' - 2014
*[[Medusa Rising]]
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* ''[[Breathless Encounter]]'' - 2013
*[[The Medusa Game]]
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* ''[[Captain's Call Of Duty]]'' - 2012
*[[The Medusa Affair]]
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* ''[[Close Pursuit]]'' - 2014
*[[The Medusa Seduction]]
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* ''[[Colton In The Line Of Fire]]'' - 2020
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* ''[[Colton Under Fire]]'' - 2019
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* ''[[The Cowboy's Deadly Reunion|Cowboy's Deadly Reunion, The]]'' - 2021
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* ''[[The Dark Side Of Night|Dark Side Of Night, The]]'' / ''[[Taken By The Spy]]'' - 2009
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* ''[[Deadly Sight]]'' - 2013
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* ''[[Desperate Ransom]]'' - 2021
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* ''[[Dr. Colton's High-Stakes Fiancee]]'' - 2010
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* ''[[Femme Fatale]]'' - 2013
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* ''[[Fever Zone]]'' - 2015
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* ''[[Flash Of Death]]'' - 2013
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* ''[[A Gentleman And A Soldier|Gentleman And A Soldier, A]]'' - 2004
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* ''[[Haunted Echoes]]'' - 2007
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* ''[[Her Enemy Protector]]'' - 2006
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* ''[[Her Hero After Dark]]'' - 2012
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* ''[[Her Mission With A SEAL]]'' - 2018
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* ''[[Her SEAL Bodyguard]]'' - 2022
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* ''[[Her Secret Agent Man]]'' - 2005
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* ''[[Her Secret Spy]]'' - 2016
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* ''[[High-Stakes Bachelor]]'' - 2014
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* ''[[High-Stakes Bodyguard]]'' - 2014
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* ''[[High-Stakes Playboy]]'' - 2015
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* ''[[His Christmas Guardian]]'' - 2022
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* ''[[Hot Intent]]'' - 2014
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* ''[[Hot Soldier Bodyguard]]'' - 2018
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* ''[[Hot Soldier Cowboy]]'' - 2017
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* ''[[Hot Soldier Down]]'' - 2017
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* ''[[Hot Soldier Sniper]]'' - 2018
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* ''[[Hot Soldier Spy]]'' - 2017
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* ''[[Hot Soldier's Chase]]'' - 2017
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* ''[[Hot Soldier's Rescue]]'' - 2019
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* ''[[Hot Zone]]'' - 2020
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* ''[[Kill Zone]]'' - 2020
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* ''[[Killer Affair]]'' - 2009
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* ''[[Killer Instinct]]'' - 2004
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* ''[[Light This Candle]]'' - 2013
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* ''[[Line Of Fire]]'' - 2003
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* ''[[The Longest Night|Longest Night, The]]'' - 2010
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* ''[[The Lost Prince|Lost Prince, The]]'' - 2007
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* ''[[The Medusa Affair|Medusa Affair, The]]'' - 2008
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* ''[[The Medusa Game|Medusa Game, The]]'' - 2007
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* ''[[The Medusa Project|Medusa Project, The]]'' - 2007
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* ''[[The Medusa Prophecy|Medusa Prophecy, The]]'' - 2008
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* ''[[The Medusa Proposition|Medusa Proposition, The]]'' - 2011
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* ''[[Medusa Rising]]'' - 2007
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* ''[[The Medusa Seduction|Medusa Seduction, The]]'' - 2008
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* ''[[Medusa's Master]]'' - 2011
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* ''[[Medusa's Sheik]]'' - 2011
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* ''[[Navy SEAL Cop]]'' - 2018
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* ''[[Navy SEAL's Deadly Secret]]'' - 2019
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* ''[[Night Rescuer]]'' - 2009
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* ''[[The Operator|Operator, The]]'' - 2019
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* ''[[Out Of Control]]'' - 2021
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* ''[[Over The Edge]]'' - 2022
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* ''[[Over The Top]]'' - 2021
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* ''[[Second Shot]]'' - 2023
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* ''[[The Seduction|Seduction, The]]'' - 2009
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* ''[[The Slayer|Slayer, The]]'' - 2009
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* ''[[Soldier's Last Stand]]'' - 2011
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* ''[[Soldier's Night Mission]]'' - 2011
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* ''[[Soldier's Rescue Mission]]'' - 2012
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* ''[[The Soldier's Secret Daughter|Soldier's Secret Daughter, The]]'' - 2012
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* ''[[Special Forces: The Recruit]]'' - 2019
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* ''[[Special Forces: The Spy]]'' - 2019
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* ''[[The Spy's Secret Family|Spy's Secret Family, The]]'' - 2012
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* ''[[Taking The Bait]]'' - 2014
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* ''[[Target]]'' - 2005
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* ''[[Undercover With A SEAL]]'' - 2015
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===Anthologies==
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* ''[[Deadly Valentine]]'' - 2011
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==Series/Related Titles==
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'''Athena Force'''
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:  11. ''[[Target]]''
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'''Black Dragons Inc.'''
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# ''[[Out Of Control]]''
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# ''[[Over The Top]]''
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'''The Blackjacks'''
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# ''[[Hot Soldier's Chase]]''
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# ''[[Hot Soldier Cowboy]]''
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# ''[[Hot Soldier Down]]''
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# ''[[Hot Soldier Spy]]''
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# ''[[Hot Soldier Bodyguard]]''
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# ''[[Hot Soldier Sniper]]''
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# ''[[Hot Soldier's Rescue]]''
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'''Charlie Squad'''
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# ''[[Her Secret Agent Man]]''
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# ''[[Her Enemy Protector]]''
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# ''[[Haunted Echoes]]''
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'''Code X'''
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# ''[[Breathless Encounter]]''
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# ''[[Flash Of Death]]''
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# ''[[Deadly Sight]]''
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'''Code: Warrior SEALs'''
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# ''[[Undercover With A SEAL]]''
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# ''[[Her Secret Spy]]''
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# ''[[Her Mission With A SEAL]]''
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# ''[[Navy SEAL Cop]]''
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'''Colton 911: Chicago''' (multi-author series)
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:  10. ''[[Desperate Ransom]]''
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'''The Coltons''' (multi-author series)
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:  34. ''[[Dr. Colton's High-Stakes Fiancee]]''
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:  85. ''[[Colton Under Fire]]''
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:  123. ''[[Colton In The Line Of Fire]]''
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'''The Coltons Of Montana''' (multi-author series)
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* ''[[Dr. Colton's High-Stakes Fiancee]]''
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'''The Coltons Of Roaring Springs''' (multi-author series)
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:  2. ''[[Colton Under Fire]]''
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'''The Coltons Of Kansas''' (multi-author series)
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:  6. ''[[Colton In The Line Of Fire]]''
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'''Danger In Arms'''
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# ''[[Fever Zone]]''
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# ''[[Kill Zone]]''
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# ''[[Hot Zone]]''
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'''Doctors Unlimited'''
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:  .5 ''[[Take The Bait]]''
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# ''[[Close Pursuit]]''
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# ''[[Hot Intent]]''
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'''H.O.T. Watch'''
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# ''[[Behind Enemy Lines]]''
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# ''[[Line Of Fire]]''
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# ''[[A Gentleman And A Soldier]]''
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# ''[[The Dark Side Of Night]]'' / ''[[Taken By The Spy]]''
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# ''[[Night Rescuer]]''
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# ''[[The 9-Month Bodyguard]]''
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# ''[[Medusa' Master]]''
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# ''[[The Longest Night]]''
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# ''[[Soldier's Night Mission]]''
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# ''[[Soldier's Last Stand]]''
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# ''[[Soldier's Rescue Mission]]''
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# ''[[Her Hero After Dark]]''
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'''A Hard Bodies Novel'''
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# ''[[Femme Fatale]]''
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# ''[[Blond Bombshell]]''
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'''A Helen Warwick Thriller'''
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# ''[[Second Shot]]''
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'''The Kelley Legacy''' (multi-author series)
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:  6. ''[[Captain's Call Of Duty]]''
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'''Love In 60 Seconds''' (multi-author series)
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* ''[[The 9-Month Bodyguard]]''
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'''The Madonna Key''' (multi-author series)
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* ''[[Haunted Echoes]]''
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'''The Medusa Project'''
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# ''[[The Medusa Project]]''
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# ''[[Medusa Rising]]''
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# ''[[The Medusa Game]]''
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# ''[[The Medusa Prophecy]]''
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# ''[[The Medusa Affair]]''
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# ''[[The Medusa Seduction]]''
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# ''[[The Medusa Proposition]]''
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# ''[[Medusa's Sheik]]''
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'''Military Of The Month'''
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* ''[[The Medusa Proposition]]''
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'''Mission Medusa'''
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# ''[[Special Forces: The Recruit]]''
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# ''[[Special Forces: The Spy]]''
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# ''[[The Operator]]''
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'''The Prescott Bachelors'''
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:  .5 ''[[High-Stakes Bodyguard]]''
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# ''[[High-Stakes Bachelor]]''
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# ''[[High-Stakes Playboy]]''
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'''Runaway Ranch'''
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# ''[[Navy SEAL's Deadly Secret]]''
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# ''[[The Cowboy's Deadly Reunion]]''
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# ''[[Her SEAL Bodyguard]]''
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# ''[[His Christmas Guardian]]''
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'''Seduction Summer''' (multi-author series)
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* ''[[Killer Affair]]''
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'''Time Raiders''' (multi-author series)
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:  2. ''[[The Slayer]]''
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'''Top Secret Deliveries''' (multi-author series)
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:  3. ''[[The Soldier's Secret Daughter]]''
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:  4. ''[[The Spy's Secret Family]]''
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'''Valkyrie Ops'''
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# ''[[Beyond The Limit]]''
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# ''[[Over The Edge]]''
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# ''[[All Or Nothing]]''
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'''Vengeance In Texas''' (multi-author series)
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* ''[[A Billionaire's Redemption]]''
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==Awards==
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*2012  [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Winner - Contemporary Series Romance: Suspense/Adventure, ''[[Soldier's Last Stand]]''
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*2011  [[RT Reviewers Choice Award]] Winner - Harlequin Romantic Suspense, ''[[Soldier's Last Stand]]''
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*2010  [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Winner - Contemporary Series Romance: Suspense/Adventure, ''[[The Soldier's Secret Daughter]]''
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*2009  [[RT Reviewers Choice Award]] Winner - Silhouette Romantic Suspense, ''[[Night Rescuer]]''
  
== Awards/Honors ==
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==Recognitions==
[[2007 RITA® Winners|2007 RITA Award Winner]]
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*2008  [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Finalist - Contemporary Series Romance: Suspense/Adventure, ''[[The Medusa Affair]]''
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*2008  [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Finalist - Contemporary Series Romance: Suspense/Adventure, ''[[The Medusa Seduction]]''
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*2007 [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Finalist - Short Contemporary Romance, ''[[The Lost Prince]]''

Latest revision as of 20:21, 2 October 2024


Cindy Dees started flying airplanes while sitting in her dad’s lap at the age of three and got a pilot’s license before she got a driver’s license. At age fifteen, she dropped out of high school and left the horse farm in Michigan where she grew up to attend the University of Michigan.

After earning a degree in Russian and East European studies, she joined the U.S. Air Force and became the youngest female pilot in the history of the Air Force. She flew supersonic jets, VIP airlift and the “C-5” Galaxy, the world’s largest airplane. She also worked part-time gathering intelligence. During her military career, she traveled to forty countries on five continents, was detained by the KGB and East German secret police, she got shot at, flew in the first Gulf War, met her husband and amassed a lifetime’s worth of war stories.

Her hobbies include professional Middle Eastern dancing, Japanese gardening and medieval reenacting. She started writing on a one-dollar bet with her mother and was thrilled to win that bet with the publication of her first book in 2001.

On the Web

  • Official website [1]

Books

=Anthologies

Series/Related Titles

Athena Force

11. Target

Black Dragons Inc.

  1. Out Of Control
  2. Over The Top

The Blackjacks

  1. Hot Soldier's Chase
  2. Hot Soldier Cowboy
  3. Hot Soldier Down
  4. Hot Soldier Spy
  5. Hot Soldier Bodyguard
  6. Hot Soldier Sniper
  7. Hot Soldier's Rescue

Charlie Squad

  1. Her Secret Agent Man
  2. Her Enemy Protector
  3. Haunted Echoes

Code X

  1. Breathless Encounter
  2. Flash Of Death
  3. Deadly Sight

Code: Warrior SEALs

  1. Undercover With A SEAL
  2. Her Secret Spy
  3. Her Mission With A SEAL
  4. Navy SEAL Cop

Colton 911: Chicago (multi-author series)

10. Desperate Ransom

The Coltons (multi-author series)

34. Dr. Colton's High-Stakes Fiancee
85. Colton Under Fire
123. Colton In The Line Of Fire

The Coltons Of Montana (multi-author series)

The Coltons Of Roaring Springs (multi-author series)

2. Colton Under Fire

The Coltons Of Kansas (multi-author series)

6. Colton In The Line Of Fire

Danger In Arms

  1. Fever Zone
  2. Kill Zone
  3. Hot Zone

Doctors Unlimited

.5 Take The Bait
  1. Close Pursuit
  2. Hot Intent

H.O.T. Watch

  1. Behind Enemy Lines
  2. Line Of Fire
  3. A Gentleman And A Soldier
  4. The Dark Side Of Night / Taken By The Spy
  5. Night Rescuer
  6. The 9-Month Bodyguard
  7. Medusa' Master
  8. The Longest Night
  9. Soldier's Night Mission
  10. Soldier's Last Stand
  11. Soldier's Rescue Mission
  12. Her Hero After Dark

A Hard Bodies Novel

  1. Femme Fatale
  2. Blond Bombshell

A Helen Warwick Thriller

  1. Second Shot

The Kelley Legacy (multi-author series)

6. Captain's Call Of Duty

Love In 60 Seconds (multi-author series)

The Madonna Key (multi-author series)

The Medusa Project

  1. The Medusa Project
  2. Medusa Rising
  3. The Medusa Game
  4. The Medusa Prophecy
  5. The Medusa Affair
  6. The Medusa Seduction
  7. The Medusa Proposition
  8. Medusa's Sheik

Military Of The Month

Mission Medusa

  1. Special Forces: The Recruit
  2. Special Forces: The Spy
  3. The Operator

The Prescott Bachelors

.5 High-Stakes Bodyguard
  1. High-Stakes Bachelor
  2. High-Stakes Playboy

Runaway Ranch

  1. Navy SEAL's Deadly Secret
  2. The Cowboy's Deadly Reunion
  3. Her SEAL Bodyguard
  4. His Christmas Guardian

Seduction Summer (multi-author series)

Time Raiders (multi-author series)

2. The Slayer

Top Secret Deliveries (multi-author series)

3. The Soldier's Secret Daughter
4. The Spy's Secret Family

Valkyrie Ops

  1. Beyond The Limit
  2. Over The Edge
  3. All Or Nothing

Vengeance In Texas (multi-author series)

Awards

Recognitions